Cookies and Cream Brownies

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Yields: 24 brownies

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• BROWNIE LAYER:

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, melted
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 cup  baking cocoa
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 12  cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed

Directions

1. In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth; set aside. For brownie layer, combine butter, sugars and cocoa in a large mixing bowl; blend well.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Combine flour and baking powder; stir into the cocoa mixture. Stir in vanilla and cookie crumbs.
4. Pour into a greased 11x7x2" baking pan.
5. Spoon cream cheese mixture over batter; cut through batter with knife to swirl.
6. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs.
7. Cool completely.